About this site

Feedback, questions or improvement suggestions related to the site can be sent via the Feedback button at the bottom of the page, or by email to papsat [at] tkk [dot] fi

The visual identity of the website is designed by Advertising Agency PHS and it is based on the visual identity of the Aalto University created by Rasmus Snabb. Nemein is responsible for the technical implementation, and the website is built on Midgard content management system.

Site structure

The site consists of seven main sections that can be accessed via the horizontal menu at the top of the page (News & Events, Studies, etc.).

Each page has three content frames, where the left-hand one contains the menu, the middle one provides the main content of the page, and the right-hand one has links, further information and connections to the different language versions.

At the top of every page are links to Aalto University’s and its other schools’ web services, contact information and the text version of the site, as well as a search field. All links open in the same browser window.

At the bottom of each page are links to the RSS feed page, a site map, the unit in charge of the page, the print function, the feedback form, and “About this site” page.

1) Home

The front page has current information – news and events – and shortcuts to most popular pages.

2) News & Events

This section contains news and events of the doctoral programme. Users can subscribe to RSS feeds from the various news categories.

3) About the Programme

This section contains general information of the doctoral programme such as Application, PaPSaT Board, PaPSaT Units, Students and Dissertations.

4) Studies

This section provides general information about studies to PaPSaT students.

5) Courses

This section contains information about courses organized by PaPSaT universities.

6) Forms & Guides

This section contains forms and guidelines for students and visitors.

7) Contact

This sections contains contact information of PaPSaT.

Copyright, responsibilities and personal data

All rights to the content of the site are held by Aalto University, in accordance with the Finnish Copyright Act and its amendments. Aalto University is a registered trademark of the Aalto University Foundation. All rights reserved.

The Aalto University domain also contains websites maintained by the university’s students and staff, or groups formed by them. The content of these sites is the responsibility of the persons authorized to access the domain who are indicated as being responsible for their maintenance.

Aalto University is not liable for any damages caused by possible mistakes or errors in the site’s content. Neither is the University liable for inconveniences or damages caused by technical faults or by materials published by external parties that are linked to the site.

No personal data is collected on the users of the papsat.aalto.fi site. Users are asked to provide email addresses or other contact details only when they wish to receive a response to questions or feedback.

Statistical data is collected for the purpose of improving the site. The site uses cookies to monitor the number of users and visits. The data stored in relation to the site are the number of users, the countries of origin, the duration of the visits, the browsers used and the content viewed by the users.